My Services
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At some point in our lives, we may feel stuck or face certain challenges that leave us feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes we know exactly what’s wrong and other times we have the nagging sense that something feels “off.” Getting support from somebody on the outside can help you to understand what's going on more clearly and create new ways to think about yourself and your relationship with the world around you. By uncovering the obstacles holding you back, you can learn to make better choices, turn goals into realities, and find a greater sense of peace.
I work with people to help them overcome a wide array of issues, including depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship difficulties, academic stress, and dysregulated emotions to name a few. Individual therapy is a safe space for you to feel heard and supported in a judgment free zone while you work on accomplishing your individual goals to get back on the road to feeling like your best self!
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We all start this life with a family, whether that family is composed of biological relatives, adoptive parents, a close-knit neighborhood, or a foster family. The family that we acquire when we are born influences every aspect of our lives, from our first moments to our last. Our family affects who we are and who we become.
Family therapy is a form of treatment that aims to promote understanding and collaboration among family members in order to solve the problems of one or more individuals. For example, if a child is having social and academic problems, therapy will focus on the family patterns that may contribute to the child's acting out, rather than evaluating the child's behavior alone. As the family uncovers the source of the problem, they can learn to support the child and other family members and work proactively on minimizing or altering the conditions that contribute to the unwanted behavior.
I work with families to foster communication skills, establish and maintain healthy boundaries and limits, and improve overall functioning within the family system.
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Young children communicate through art and play. Pretend play allows children to assume the control they so rarely experience living in a world run by adults. They are free to express their emotional experience and what it feels like to be them. With access to this internal realm I can help a child discover alternative ways of coping with their worries.
By its simplest definition, art expression is a form of non-verbal communication. For children who may struggle with articulating thoughts, sensations, emotions or perceptions, it is one way to convey what may be difficult to express with words. For teenagers, it is a creative form of expression and a way to have fun while learning more about themselves and developing a strong self-esteem.
At first glance, art and play may seem deceptively simple but it really works! Over the course of my career I have worked with a wide array of children and teens experiencing a multitude of challenges. I have been fortunate enough to see how integrating creative art and play into my work has been able to transform the lives of my clients by allowing them to feel safe, comfortable, and open up about the challenges they are facing. Drawing, painting, sculpture, games, creative writing, and journaling are just a few of the ways I integrate art and play into my work to improve communication skills, cultivate coping strategies, and equip my clients with the ability to manage the stressors in the world around them.